ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 841565 Results

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1 Kevin's growing fatigue was a liability as he attempted to climb the steep hill.
67% Answer Correctly
aesthete
handicap
disdain
discern

Solution
The definition for liability is "A person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage." Used in a sentence: Kevin's growing fatigue was a liability as he attempted to climb the steep hill. The definition for aesthete is "person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", the definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct.", and the definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt."

2 Thelma tended to polarize discussions rather than to encourage compromise.
67% Answer Correctly
comprehensible
lurid
inviolable
divide

Solution
The definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups." Used in a sentence: Thelma tended to polarize discussions rather than to encourage compromise. The definition for inviolable is "secure from assault of trespass.", the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable.", and the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking."

3 Exasperation most nearly means:
80% Answer Correctly
genial
irritation
buffoonery
prudent

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The definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated." Used in a sentence: The longer Jorge waited in line at the ticket counter, the more his exasperation grew. The definition for prudent is "marked by wisdom, shrewd.", the definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior.", and the definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly."

4 The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger.
60% Answer Correctly
mediate
iridescent
hedonism
furtiveness

Solution
The definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed." Used in a sentence: The burglar took the ring by stealth, slipping it from the sleeping woman's finger. The definition for iridescent is "having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile.", and the definition for hedonism is "Belief that pleasure is the sole aim of life."

5 Disconcert most nearly means:
61% Answer Correctly
adversary
unnerve
fraud
trove

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The definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion." Used in a sentence: Jennifer's outspoken criticism of the meal disoncerted the waiter. The definition for adversary is "one who opposes or resists.", the definition for trove is "Valuable collection.", and the definition for fraud is "Trick."